State three characteristics of bryophytes and name one example.

Bryophytes have a thalloid or leafy plant body with no true roots, stems or leaves, and are anchored by rhizoids. They have no vascular tissue, so water moves by diffusion. They need water for fertilisation because the male gametes are motile, and the dominant phase is the gametophyte. Funaria is an example.

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Explanation

They are often called the amphibians of the plant kingdom.